Category: Recipes and Cooking Tips

  • Don’t Start Baking Until You Know If Your Flour Is Still Good to Use

    Don’t Start Baking Until You Know If Your Flour Is Still Good to Use

    Name pantry staples that bakers can’t live without. Ready? Go! How far did you get before you said “flour” in your head? We’re betting it was at the top of the list. Because without any of the common flour types, you’d never get the structure required for all the best cakes, pies, or cookies. Even…

  • Jamie Oliver shares vital pasta tip that will change the way fans cook forever

    Jamie Oliver has shared a top tip for making pasta sauce – and it involves the most tear-inducing ingredient of them all: onions. The 48-year-old professional chef has been blowing the minds of food fans for over 20 years after exploring onto TV screens as The Naked Chef way back in 1999. And it seems…

  • Jamie Oliver reveals the pasta cooking tip you’ve been doing wrong for years

    Jamie Oliver reveals the pasta cooking tip you’ve been doing wrong for years

    There’s nothing we love more than a big bowl of pasta – and the king of comfort food Jamie Oliver is often the man we turn to for recipe inspiration. The father-of-five – who raises children Poppy Honey, 21, Daisy Boo, 20, Petal Blossom, 14, Buddy Bear, 13, and River Rocket, six, with wife Jools…

  • 14 Tips For Making Chicken And Dumplings That Will Make Your Grandma Proud

    14 Tips For Making Chicken And Dumplings That Will Make Your Grandma Proud

    You need a good amount of liquid to make chicken and dumplings, to ensure that everything remains moist and tender and that the dumplings can cook properly. But it’s easy to overdo it. Adding too much stock, broth, or half-and-half to chicken and dumplings can make its liquid too thin, and you ideally want a…

  • Everyday Cheapskate: Readers share best tips for saving time, money

    Everyday Cheapskate: Readers share best tips for saving time, money

    I love opening my email inbox where messages with favorite tips land. Some days, it’s bulging; other days, not so much. But every day, your messages of support, love and occasionally a great tip charge my batteries and confirm how much we need one another. Enjoy the following tips from your fellow readers. DIY FROZEN…

  • USC Student Health releases cookbook for college meals

    USC Student Health releases cookbook for college meals

    Earlier this month, Student Health released the USC Student Cookbook –– a digital guide for home recipes, cooking tips and more available for free on the Student Health website. The new initiative is helpful for students looking to prepare meals under a time crunch, said Chief Student Health Officer Dr. Sarah Van Orman in a…

  • Pasta expert shares his top tips for World Pasta Day

    Pasta expert shares his top tips for World Pasta Day

    You really can’t go past pasta when it comes to a meal that is delicious, affordable and for which there are so many varieties you can never get bored. Today, October 25, is World Pasta Day, and to celebrate 9Honey Kitchen caught up with pasta expert Johnny Di Francesco from Italian food empire 400 Gradi.…

  • Brussels Sprout Casserole

    Brussels Sprout Casserole

    This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy. Cheesy and savory Brussels Sprout Casserole is easy to make and perfect for family dinners or holiday meals! Tender, crisp brussels sprouts are combined with pine nuts, bacon and cheese and baked until tender and…

  • One Of Julia Child’s Most Important Kitchen Tips Doesn’t Even Involve Cooking

    One Of Julia Child’s Most Important Kitchen Tips Doesn’t Even Involve Cooking

    Even on Letterman’s show, after dealing with a malfunctioning stovetop, Child creatively turned her failed attempts to make a hamburger into a beef tartare meal by using a blowtorch. On her own television program, Child spoke to American’s fear of failure, encouraging at-home chefs who might be reluctant to approach specific dishes due to particular…

  • Interview: Easy family weeknight meals

    Interview: Easy family weeknight meals

    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Busy schedules can make it hard to get the family to the dinner table. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Hy-Vee registered dietitian Dani Matthies helps make it happen with 3 tips to plan and execute weeknight family meals. Tip 1: Keep it simple. Choose recipes that have minimal ingredients…